Wind-shield clamp.



G.' H. JOGKMUS. WIND SHIELD-CLAMP. ABPLIATION FILED DEO. 30, 1910.

1,015,386. Patented Jan.23,1912. l

F/g/ l A A TTORNEY 4 CHARLES I-I. JOCKMUS, 0F ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

i Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

Application led December 30, 1910. Serial No. 600,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. JooKMns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ansonia,l county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented an lmprovement in lVind-Shield Clamps, ot' which the` fol lowing is a specification.

This invention has for its object to produce a clamp especially adapted to secure wind shields to the filler-in boards of automobiles.

A Jfurther object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed as to provide for variation in the size of the wind shield frame and also in the thickness of the ller-in board.

A further object of the invention is to provide a 4device of this character that will securely .hold a wind shield with the lower member in the usual vertical position and is equally adapted to retain thelower member in a backwardly inclined position as in the so-called zigzag arrangement of a two-part wind shield.

VVith'these ends in view I have-devised the novel clamp for this special purpose, of which the following description in connection with the accompanying drawing is a specification, reference characters being used to indicate the several parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a filler-in board with a two-part wind shield attached thereto by means of my novel clamps; Fig. 2 an end elevation as seen from the right in Fig. l, illustrating in full and dotted lines different positions of the shield members; Fig. 3 a view on an enlarged scale, partly in elevation and partly in section, illustrate ing the manner in which my novel clamps grip a filler-in board and a wind shield frame; Fig. lan elevation as seen from the right in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is an elevation as seen from the right in Fig. 4, illustrating a slightly variant form, one arm of the clamp being made shorter than the other in order to permit the lower member of a wind shield to be set at a low angle backward.

10 denotes the lower member of a windshield, 11 the upper member and 12 the fillenin board. The upper and lower members of the shield are shown as secured together' by novel hinges of my invention which form 'the subject of another application for Letters `Patent of even date herewith.

My novel vclamp comprises two correof`1an angle plate 13 adapted to engage the endland one side of the filler-in board and a curved socket 14 which with the correspond-v ing socket upon the other clamp member partly incloses and closely engages t-he frame of the lower shield member.

. spending members, each member consisting It is of course well understood that wind shield frames lare usually made of brass tubing, the tube for each side of the frame being provided with a groove or channel ywhich receives a cushion 15 in which the edge of the glass is seated. The problem presented is to provide a clamp that may be rigidly and quickly secured to the iiller-in board, and which will also grip and securely hold the tubular shield frame in any position in which it may he placed but which may be readily loosened suiiiciently to permit the lower shield member to be adjusted and as quickly tightened up again, locking the lower shield member in the adjusted position. sockets is made to correspond with the' ends of the filler-in boards and with the ordinary curvature ofshield frames. The shape is l'such, however, that the clamps will grip the parts equally well even though there may be considerable variation in the thickness of the filler-in boards and in the size of the tubular frames of the wind shields.

board and caused to lock the wind shield in place by means of bolts 16 which pass through the filler-in .board and are provided with nuts at the threaded ends.

l Where it is contemplated that a low angle ont adjustment of lthe/lower shield member may be requiredj'l make one of the curved sockets in each pair of clamp members shorter than the other, as shown at the right in Fig. 5.

angleas may be required to suit a` person of small stature; that is, it enables the vlower shield member to be swung backward at a low enough angle so that the upper member may be placed in the vertical position and the joint between the members will be lowered The shape of the angle plates and- Each pair oft clamp members is secured to the filler-in This enables the lower shield ,member to be swung backward at as low an los wholly below the line of vision of theoper'- ator so asnot to interfere in driving. To ad just thelower member at any time it is simply necessary to losen the nuts on the upped bolts of the clamps, swing the shield member to the required position and then tighten up the nuts again.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

The combination with a filler-in board having its top edge provided with :i longitudinal transversely curved groove, andl clamping members secured to opposite sides of seid filler-in board in pairs, the upper end of each clamping member being provided with socket portions extending above said filler-in board und provided with internal faces curved on the same are as the curvature of said groove, the outer edges of said members being provided with longitudinal anges adapted to tit over the end of said filler-in board, in combination with a Wind l shield member having :i rounded edge portion seated in said groove und mounted between said socket portions, whereby pivotal movement of said shield is permitted, the extremities of the opposite socket portions being Separated by a space to permit pivotal adjustment of said wind shield member.

In testimony whereof I nlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ll. JOCKMUS. Witnesses:

Enw. 7. STEELE, Flinn lV. Fisnmc. 

